Holland defeated fellow commissioner Ann Murguia with about 56 percent of the vote. Turnout in the election was light, officials said.

Reardon announced earlier this year that he would not seek a third term in office.

On the Missouri side of the state line, Kansas City voters overwhelmingly voted to continue a levy that helps pay for medical care for the poor.

With nearly 81 percent support, Question 1 on the Kansas City ballot passed. The Health care tax levy will be in place for another nine years.

Voters also approved Question 2 by a similar margin. It broadens the city's tourism tax to include more hotels.

Kansas City voters showed strong opposition to a measure aimed at ending the city subsidies for any business involved in the production of nuclear weapons. The measure fell to defeat by a 4-1 margin.

Patrons in the Blue Springs School District also voted overwhelmingly to support a bond issue aimed at improving safety measures in the district's schools. The district said the bond issue would not require a tax increase.

Voters were choosing between Ann Murguia and Mark Holland as the next mayor of Kansas City, Kan., but the reporting of election results from Wyandotte County has been slow.